to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to pass (of time); to elapse
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
battlefield; battleground
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
standard; set; routine; decided
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
after that; afterwards; thereafter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
fax; facsimile; fax machine
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
material; materials; data; information; documents
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
ability; performance; efficiency